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Greenbushes Lithium

Greenbushes Lithium is a Western Australian mining project (operating) in MINEDEX, owned by Albemarle Corporation 49%; Tianqi Lithium Australia Pty Ltd 26.1%; Igo LIMIted 24.9%; Talison Lithium Ltd; Talison Lithium Australia Pty Ltd; Tianqi Lithium Corporation; Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia Pty Ltd, on 20 current tenements held by TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. Commodities: Lithium, Tantalum, Tin, Kaolin.

MINEDEX project
J04090
Stage
Operating
Owners (MINEDEX)
Albemarle Corporation 49%; Tianqi Lithium Australia Pty Ltd 26.1%; Igo LIMIted 24.9%; Talison Lithium Ltd; Talison Lithium Australia Pty Ltd; Tianqi Lithium Corporation; Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia Pty Ltd
Tenement holders
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Parent groups
Talison Lithium JV (Albemarle 49%, Tianqi 26.1%, IGO 24.9%)
Commodities
Lithium, Tantalum, Tin, Kaolin
Rehabilitation liability
Its rehabilitation liability is in the MCF Mining Index (subscribers): the Mining Rehabilitation Fund estimate, its trend since 2014, company provisions and closure-plan costs

Resources and reserves

CommodityResourcesReservesLatest estimate
Lithium oxide457 Mt at 1.6%, 7.1 Mt contained176 Mt at 1.9%, 3.3 Mt contained31 December 2025

Current MINEDEX estimates over all the project's sites; resources may include reserves. MINEDEX (DMPE), CC BY 4.0.

Production recorded in MINEDEX

CommodityLatest yearThat yearAll recorded
Lithium oxide20013,876 t45 kt

Historical: the bulk extract's production records end in 2002.

Mine closure plans

SiteOperatorLatest plan approvedPlan (PDF on GeoDocs)Closure year
GREENBUSHES OPERATIONS - MINERAL FIELD 01Talison Lithium Australia Pty Limited21 March 2017GREENBUSHES OPERATIONS - MINE CLOSURE PLAN 2016 - MINERAL FIELD 01

EPA Ministerial Statements

MS 1111 Greenbushes Lithium Mine Expansion

Tenements

TenementHolderStatusExpiresCommoditiesHectares
M 01/2
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum965
M 01/3
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tin, Tantalum995
M 01/4
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum, Tin995
M 01/5
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum, Tin995
M 01/6
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum, Tin, Kaolin980
M 01/7
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tin, Tantalum993
M 01/8
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum, Tin995
M 01/9
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum, Tin993
M 01/10
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium, Tantalum, Tin995
M 01/16
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted5 June 2028Tin, Tantalum, Lithium, Kaolin18
M 01/18
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 September 2036Lithium3
M 70/765
Mining lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted19 June 2036Lithium, Tantalum, Tin70
G 01/1
General purpose lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted5 June 2028Lithium10
G 01/4
General purpose lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted20 April 2043Lithium10
G 70/267
General purpose lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 November 2043Lithium15
G 70/268
General purpose lease
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 November 2043Lithium32
L 01/1
Miscellaneous licence
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted27 December 2026Lithium10
L 70/232
Miscellaneous licence
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted20 April 2043Lithium66
L 70/244
Miscellaneous licence
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted15 August 2044Lithium1
L 70/246
Miscellaneous licence
TALISON LITHIUM AUSTRALIA PTY LTDGranted14 November 2044Lithium1